Procrastination, once again, at its best. Tomorrow marks my last paper before I officially bid the semester farewell and while I'm so hyped about my soon-to-be freedom, I just can't bring myself to continue revising. Sigh , I haven't even done much the entire day. Well, that's that. It's the last day of November. And I can't wait for December to begin because I know it's going to be one magical month. ✨

🎧 Loco Ft. Jay Park - Thinking About You Having a mini celebration on my own with some Apollo chocolate layer cake because I have one  final paper left on Monday. ☺️ Although my back/neck is aching right now and I can't shake off the pounding feeling in my head, I couldn't be feeling any better after taking a 2-hour nap. 🙆 I'll still need a massage some time after all my papers are over. I really looked forward to today because I can now say I am officially done with advanced research methods  a.k.a research. I really salute every one else who has passion for research and does it for a living because research is definitely not my cup of my tea. 💁 The last 14 weeks have been a constant challenge to keep up with whatever I was being taught in research class. And honestly, I didn't get a single thing. When a question on ANOVA testing came up today, I had no clue but  I tried my best anyway. And that's all that matters. I'm saying goodbye to research fo...

With an extremely heavy heart, I bid Chester goodbye today. Always remembered, baby Chester When I first brought Chester home, he was evidently different. He was about 4 weeks' old and unlike most puppies his age, Chester was very calm. He had no interest in Shelty and was pretty much satisfied wandering around the brother's room. When I let them out, unlike Nova who was chasing after Shelty's tail, Chester took each step with extreme caution and carefully explored every corner. He was so, so small and gentle. Even though he was afraid, he let me pick him up and he let me comfort him in my arms. As I stroked him, I told him: You're a gem, Chester, you really are. And I hope you know that because you deserve so much more. I was really sorry when I sent him away - sorry because I couldn't give him a home, sorry because I wish I could've given him more. When I received news of his condition (right from the initial stages), I didn't think much a...

live a little but laugh a lot/ & always, always be at peace/ with yourself A couple of days ago, I finally finished using the pages to my first diary. My first entry was dated 3 March 2011 and I've been religiously updating on a monthly basis since then. A good 3 years (almost 4) have passed and now it's time to move on to a new book. As I reach the final pages of my current read, a rather powerful read if I may add, I decided to pen down all I live by on the very first page of my new diary. Like I said, I wake up every morning telling myself I'm going to be awesome . The little notes serve as reminders as to the kind of person I want to be. Also, featuring my Christmas present to myself - a Daniel Wellington watch. I finally, finally  got my hands on the Classic Southampton Lady Rose Gold at a 20% discount, courtesy of Zalora's Marketplace . I am feeling so, very at peace with myself in this moment. As ridiculous as it may sound, I feel so light ...

(Sidetrack: I love people. Yes, I do. But I admittedly hate crowds. It makes me sick, a someone-stuffed-his/her-fist-down-my-gut-and-is-having-fun-tugging-at-intestines kind of sick. That's bad, really.) Back with the second episode of Thankful Thursday, which should really be retitled Thankful Everyday instead because I'm not very timely with this post. Trying, though, because being thankful definitely makes me feel like a better person. 😌 I was feeling down the last couple of days. Not down as in down  but in a more subtle, disappointed kind of down? I don't know exactly but I know I wasn't feeling as perky as I normally do. Times like this, I usually do a good job pulling myself out of the gutter. I don't believe in vibrating negativity (because it attracts more negativity), which is probably why and how I don't remain upset for a long time. But it felt different this time. Maybe because I decided to try for something I had no confidence in but still...

The last 2 days of school were longer than ever but it was exciting nonetheless! Wednesday's 3-hour lecture ended in 45 minutes and Mel and I returned to school to complete our respective reports. Kat's 4-hour lesson ended in an hour (!) but since we all agreed to have dinner together (and it was only 315PM), Kat decided to hang around with us while watching Downton Abbey. The 3 of us then went to take part in a $5 survey before taking off to Star Vista's NeNe Chicken,  where Sab met us. The outlet was surprisingly narrow but the chicken was good nonetheless. This time we ordered a whole chicken with honey mustard sauce. Since I had already tried the green onion and swicy sauces, I decided to order the freaking hot sauce as well. Oh! And I had their NeNe  pop as well although I do still prefer KFC's popcorn chicken. It's so unhealthy but the only non-carbonated drink they had was Minute Maid (orange) and I honestly don't like orange so Kat and I h...

The semester unofficially ended 2 days ago! 🎉 13 weeks ago, when Year 3 began, it didn't feel like it was going to be one hell of a ride. And true enough, it wasn't. In the first 7 weeks, everything felt appropriately paced and I sure wasn't anywhere close to trying to rip my own hair out. Then came the second half of the semester - more assignments due, more deadlines to meet and, more importantly, more tests. I always felt short on time or maybe time seemed to go by even faster. Every day turned into a mental battle to stay on track and not shortchange myself but as the weeks got longer, I was tired as hell. I don't think I've ever felt this tired in the last 2 years. But there was no reason to give up. 💪 I used to carelessly say I want to do well  over and over again but those words continued to betray me. I blamed my circumstances (Oh, I had too many assignments due and no time to study ) or I blamed myself (Can't help it that I'm only averag...

Have you ever felt so happy - so, so happy as if your heart is about to explode? In the last week, I've felt my life transform enormously just by changing the way I think  and act . What I wanted always seemed so far away, always seemed so impossible and so unrealistic but now I know this thing called life  is entirely within my control. And it's reassuring to know something that seemed so big fits right into the size of small palm. 😌 Today began at an unearthly 4AM because Mama arranged for the priest to come and do some prayers for the house. The entire process lasted a good 3 hours I believe and I only went back to sleep at about 9AM. I woke up again at 1130AM for lunch before heading out for a class at 2PM. Days like this I usually contemplate going out of the house because I know I'm dead tired and that is enough to keep me snuggled under the sheets. But recently all that reluctance and inertia have seemed to disappear. No matter how exhausted I am, I someho...

First day of Week #12 just came to an end. Say what?  I still remember waking up confused as hell because I couldn't figure out the timing of my lecture. (Yes, once in a while I do experience those moments...) Anyway, I decided to head to the Post Office before going to school because I had some really  important documents to revert back to my internship company. ☺️ Zoomed to school as fast as I could since I didn't want to miss the quiz and so glad I managed to make it in time. 😊 Everything after that went pretty much on a downhill. We had lunch, headed back to school and I was gradually falling into a food coma. It's terrible but at least I finished my Korean homework and extend my part of a report (due next Thursday) by 2 pages or so. My 3-hour break turned out more productive than I expected it to. 😌 I have no idea why but I've been having a really bad headache since lunchtime. 😔 It makes me feel part crippled because I can't concentrate or do...